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CHARLES F. RITGHEL, 0F CHlCAGO, ILLINOIS,'ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND HENRYS. HAYNES'OF SAME PLAGE.

Letters .Patent No. 81,947, dated September 8, 1868.

HALK AND SAND-PAPER HOLDER FORBILLIAltD-TABLES.

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TO ALL 'WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. RITCHEL, of Chicago, in the county ofCook, and State of Illinois, have invented a new and improved Chalk andSand-Paper Holder; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact descriptionI thereof, which will enable those skilledin the art to make and'use the came, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which-Figure 1 is a side view of my improved chalk and sand-paper holder.

Figure 2 is a detail sectional view ot' the same, taken through the linex, tig; 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention has for its. object to furnish a neat, simple, andconvenient' chalk and sand-paper holder for billiard-cues, Vwhich shallbe so constructed and arranged as to be easily carried in the pocket, soas to' be ready for use at any time; and it consists inthe combinationot" two recessed blocks with each other, as hereinafter more fullydescribed. Y

A-and B are two circular blocks, the interiors of which are recessed toform a chamber for the reception of a cylindrical piece or block ofchalk, C.

The adjacent edges of the two blocks A and B are formed, the one with aninterior and the other with an exterior shoulder, fitting into eachother. Y Y

The contiguous sides of said shoulders may be made smooth, as shown intig. 2, or they may be made with screw-threads cut upon them, andfitting into each other. The latterV construction I prefer.

The central parts of the outersides o'r faces of the blocksA and B arecut away, as shown in figs. 1 and 2, so as to form circular` openingsfor the reception ofthe end ofthe cuevto be sand-papered orchalked, thesandpaper D being laid in the bottom ofthe recess in one of the blocks AB beneath the chalk, and with its sanded side towards the opening in theface or side of said block. i

By this construction of the holder, the chalk and sand-paper will bealways ready, and in 'a convenient form to be used, the sand-paper beingapplied by inserting theend of the cue in the opening upon one side ofthe holder, and the chalk being applied by inserting the end of the cuein the opening upon the other side of said holder.

The blocks A and B may be made of wood, metal, or other suitablematerial, as may be desired or convenient.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- An improvedchalk and sand-paper holder, formed by the combination of the recessedblocks A and B with each other, said blocks being constructed andarranged substantially as herein shown and described, and for thepurpose set forth.

CHARLES F. RlTCHEL.

`Witnesses:

Moses BRUNELL, C. C. JOHNSON.

